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	Cool hummable pop with slight hints of psychedelia. Atlanta's Silent Kids create nice, smooth, intelligent pop music that is not unlike some of the more accessible stuff released by The Flaming Lips in the 1990s. While the tunes on Dinosaurs Turn Into Birds are, for the most part, straightforward pop...the folks in this band are not above throwing all kinds of odd audio surprises into their music. And instead of using familiar standard arrangements, they are amazingly creative with their instruments. Recorded output has been somewhat sporadic thus far. The band's debut self-titled album was released in 2001 with a 2003 follow-up (Tomorrow Waits)...then a five year lapse before this album came out. This is probably because the band members have also been involved in various other projects. We can only hope that Dinosaurs really captures peoples' attention. This is an extremely strong album full of cool hooks and really nifty guitar sounds...and the vocals are out-of-this world. Pop lovers will go apeshit over clever tracks like "Stars and Rust," "The Marble Faun," "Radio Was Unplugged," "The Hissing of the Summer Grass," and "One Hundred Years From Now." Recommended. (Rating: 5++) Return to reviews